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Long Branch (Ward 3) residents share advice with residents facing lot-split/overbuilding application on Lansdowne Ave (Ward 9) – Part 2

Long Branch (Ward 3) residents share advice with residents facing lot-split/overbuilding application on Lansdowne Ave (Ward 9)

Former Toronto chief planner Paul Bedford now heads Curtner Leadership Program for Urban Land Institute; I learned of this from Novae Res Urbis Toronto, to which I subscribe

From a recent article in the Novae Res Urbis Toronto newsletter, to which I subscribe, I learned of the work that former City of Toronto chief planner Paul Bedford is doing as head of the Curtner Leadership Program for the Urban Land Institute. I heard a talk some years ago by Paul Bedford and was […]

Bob Carswell’s father attended Lakefield College School during the prewar years

I recently met for coffee in Toronto with Bob Carswell, who (as was the case for me as well) attended Malcolm Campbell High School in Montreal in the 1960s. Prior to the Second World War, Bob’s father attended Lakefield College School in Lakefield, Ontario. Bob has referred to 19 former students of Lakefield College School, that […]

Pamela Gough has strongly supported safe bicycling in Etobicoke as a school trustee; I strongly support her Ward 3 candidacy

David Juliusson of Long Branch, who I am pleased to say convinced me some time back to help out with social media efforts on behalf of Pamela Gough’s Ward 3 campaign, has shared an email in support of her campaign. Here’s an excerpt from David Juliusson’s comments, specifically about bicycling: Pamela Gough has also been […]

Question regarding case of building permit that allows bigger and taller house than committee of adjustment and OMB have granted

I’ve received an interesting question. The case involves an application that been approved by both the committee of adjustment, and by the OMB on appeal, for variances to allow the owners to enlarge their house. The owners in question, as I understand, went to the city’s building department with other plans (even larger and taller than […]

Waterloo Digital Library home to millions of newspaper’s photographic negatives – Oct. 19, 2018 Waterloo Regional Record

An Oct. 19, 2018 Waterloo Regional record article is entitled: “The Record’s visual history kept alive in digital archive: Waterloo Digital Library home to millions of newspaper’s photographic negatives.” The opening lines of the article, by Terry Pender, read: Nick Richbell walks among the stacks of rare books, manuscripts and papers at the University of […]

Can you help with question regarding accident many years ago at Small Arms Ltd. plant in Mississauga?

I’ve received an inquiry, from a site visitor, who has read one of my articles about the Small Arms plant at Dixie and Lakeshore. “Growing up we lived in the area,” the inquirer notes, “and my mom always said that her cousin worked at and had died as the result of an accident at the […]

Tales of drinking and brawling at Eastwood Hotel remind me of Norse mythology